Issue - meetings

            The Board considered a report of the Operational Director, Finance, which provided an annual update on developments in regard to the Council’s anti-fraud and anti-corruption activity.

It was reported that the Board was responsible for the monitoring and reviewing the adequacy of the Council’s anti-fraud and anti-corruption arrangements, which was a key aspect of the Council’s risk management, control and governance framework. 

The Board considered information relating to the following activities:

·         The fraud risk landscape;

·         Reported fraud investigations from 2021/22;

·         HR related investigations from 2021/22;

·         Whistleblowing complaints received and action taken;

·         An update on the National Fraud Initiative;

·         Details of fraud investigation related information reported under the Transparency Code;

·         Details of ongoing and planned anti-fraud work; and

·         Details of the Council’s suite of anti-fraud and anti- corruption related policies.

Appended to the report was the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Internal Audit Report – Grant Auditing Arrangements at Local Authorities, for Halton Borough Council and the Council’s Fraud Response Plan.

            RESOLVED: That the annual update report be noted.